The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 10, 2021

Today I'm very pleased to announce that my latest online course is now available on Udemy: Basic Training for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors. Some of the things covered in the course are: Legal requirements for Nonprofit Boards in the U.S. You can learn more about the course and register by clicking here.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

APRIL 24, 2015

Some time back I blogged about LinkedIn's (then new) Board Connect Service as a great new resource for nonprofit organizations. In the couple of years since, LinkedIn has built upon and expanded their vision of "LinkedIn for Good" and their offerings to nonprofits. month), perhaps out of the budget for many nonprofit staff.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The post Deloitte Consulting Senior Manager: how consulting set her up for entrepreneurship, nonprofit and public sector leadership, and industry impact appeared first on Management Consulted. Have we got a treat for you today! Our team recently connected with Lynn … Continue Reading.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

After a turbulent 2020, filled with extensive change, strategic planning is more important than ever - especially for non-profit and mission-based organizations. While your WHY (your reason for being) will remain steady, your HOW may have to pivot to address macro trends, both globally and locally, as well as shifting workplace dynamics.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2018

After years of working in tech startups, which strive to transform underdog status into competitive advantage, I dove into the nonprofit world. The contrast was striking: Too few nonprofits use the advantages of their nonprofit status. In doing so, they miss out on a huge opportunity. Customers: Segment them differently.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Automation and AI can free up staff in fundraising, communications, finance, and service delivery efforts.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2024

By leaning into transparency, eschewing rebate schemes, and cutting out middlemen, this nonprofit is able to significantly lower the market price of insulin.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 28, 2013

It seems that with the rise of Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, crowdfunding is on everybody''s minds these days, but what''s a nonprofit to do? For nonprofits, it is distinguished from traditional online fundraising in that it is focused on distinct, separate campaigns for specific purposes.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 1, 2014

I''m not sure how closely any of you have been following the legal battles over "net neutrality" but the FCC has issued new (draft) rules that would effectively kill it (along with the ability of most nonprofits to use the web as an inexpensive communications strategy), all while wrapping itself up in the language of net neutrality.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2011

Earlier this month I attended a workshop at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County called " Show Me the Money: Nonprofits Talking Taxes." Nonprofits that have always relied on those sources were suddenly in competition with schools and libraries. These workshops are free, and are available to any nonprofit group in California.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Put in place to guard against the abuse of its product, the company’s unusual structure — a nonprofit that owns a for-profit — proved unpredictable and subject to the whims of its directors. OpenAI has undoubtedly succeeded in its product innovations, with ChatGPT. But its governance innovations have failed spectacularly.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 11, 2012

Imagine my surprise when I realized that nobody had yet applied the Kübler-Ross model to fundraising by nonprofit boards of directors!

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 6, 2012

Are nonprofits not "playing nice in the sandbox"? The responses I got back all seemed to agree with Mr. Anderson: "There are too many nonprofits!" But not, apparently, in the nonprofit sector. He wants people with new ideas to get together with existing nonprofit organizations and "play nice in the sandbox."

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 6, 2015

Again, many of us have been harping on this for years, but too many nonprofits have still not heard the message: Your data may help get a signature on a large check, but to get to that point you need to share just one personal story of how your nonprofit has helped one individual.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Two of my recent posts here were encouraging nonprofits (the organizations and the people behind them) to be more politically involved ( Nonprofits Talking Taxes & Nonprofits and the 99% ), so I feel I should also post a quick update when I see examples of how nonprofits are flexing their political muscle.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many for-profits and nonprofits are making a lot of impact in the world without getting the attention that they deserve. But getting attention is not just something to feel good about; you need to build it intentionally if you are to spread word about your good deeds, get more revenue and be able to help.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Done well, these partnerships can boost growth, shareholder value, and societal impact.

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BCG

JULY 28, 2016

Growth can be a way for nonprofit organizations to have greater impact, increase scale, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and attract investors. Case in point: A nonprofit based in the US planned to extend its reach and impact by replicating its service model in other regions of the world. Article Thursday, July 28, 2016.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2010

Stannard-Stockton's response is demonstrate how nonprofits contribute to the economy, saying, in part: "Nonprofits employ people, nonprofits buy goods and services from for-profits, nonprofits are an important economic engine of the US economy. Stand up for the nonprofit sector; the most productive sector of all.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

After about seven years as an independent consultant, in January I began a regular, full-time executive director position with a local nonprofit organization, and spent the month fully immersed in learning the programs, the culture, and the needs. The truth is, at the time of my first nonprofit job, I had no idea that it would be my career.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A guide to setting a strategy-centric agenda for board meetings.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Value of Volunteers to Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations, by nature, often rely heavily on volunteers. We can learn how nonprofits harness the power of volunteers most effectively and use that information to motivate people at work in a similar fashion to achieve great things from even small contributions. Willem, A.,

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 1, 2012

On a professional level, I got involved with nonprofit online discussions as a member of HandsNet around 1996. I hope to continue to learn and fascinated by social media, and I hope to continue to bring that experience and enthusiasm to my colleagues and clients in the nonprofit sector. But "expert"?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

No, I haven't turned away from the nonprofit sector. have you ever looked at the classifications for nonprofit jobs and said to yourself, "They just don't get it."? Well, this company is putting together a new, better job search engine, and is really trying to get the nonprofit jobs right. Over 2,500 Nonprofit Tagline Examples.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 25, 2008

When people talk about mistakes nonprofits make with their websites, the first thing that comes to mind is usually either no direct donate button from the front page, or an unclear mission statement. Because that's what a nonprofit is: A public trust. Nonprofit mistakes websites transparency communications.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This form of ownership may be new in the U.S., but it’s relatively common in Europe.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Three research-backed strategies.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The author offers examples of how organizations, ranging from small nonprofits to big corporations, are employing this tactic.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2023

Can design thinking help a nonprofit organization sustain both innovation and its human impact into the future?

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Consulting Success

MARCH 5, 2018

Description: In today’s episode, I’m joined by Elizabeth Woolfe, a passionate consultant with a focus on nonprofit organizations in the healthcare industry. There is a common misconception in the consulting world that working with nonprofit organizations means that there are no profits to be had for consultants. Working Your Network.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 13, 2024

That’s time and effort the nonprofit could be putting into engaging with donors directly. The clock is ticking, but not at the expense of the hardworking folks at the nonprofit. As a result, months are spent making sure everything is just right. Date certain has baggage. Sign up to host live events with care.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2022

A look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

We see this in our research at Columbia University and have identified many examples where CEOs benefit their businesses by partnering across sectors with public officials, nonprofit managers, and community members.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2008

While some people have agreed with me that, "it's about time that donors put the needs of nonprofits ahead of their own," others have taken great exception to that. But, I have a huge problem with the notion of nonprofits as being a means for a handful of grandiose people to exercise their social aims with other people's money!

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 4, 2009

I am pleased to announce that as of today, the Nonprofit Consultant Blog is part of the Nonprofit Marketing and Fundraising Zone. The Zone is a topic hub started by Katya Andresen, Nancy Schwartz, and Kivi Leroux Miller for collecting and organizing information around these topics.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2020

Four key areas to focus on: impact, people, finances, and community.

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Harvard Business

MAY 13, 2016

The nonprofit sector has limbs. When I say, “the nonprofit sector” here, I really mean what the public thinks of as “charities.” ” When I think of charities I think of the health and human services portion of the nonprofit sector. One big qualification.

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